West Markham is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in West Markham

There are great places to visit near West Markham including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

There are a several good cities in the area around West Markham like Nottingham.

The area close to West Markham boasts some of the best castles including Nottingham Castle.

The area close to West Markham boasts some of the best historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

Villages to visit near West Markham include Gedling.

Gedling Country Park is one of West Markham's best, nearby country parks to visit in West Markham.

Places near West Markham feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Victoria Centre.

West Markham History

There are some historic monuments around West Markham:

• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Haughton Chapel
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Earthwork to E of village
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm